Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-06-11

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for his board as a base ball umpire.
Charles Reynolds has been appointed post
master at Mercer, vice Ekanah Moore, re-
moved. """
Henry Maxwell, a brakeman, was run over
and killed by the cars at Palmer Wednesday
night. His family resides at La Crosse,
Wis.
Thonas Daily, q railroad laborer, fell from
the second foor In the Hanson house at Can
ton, and sustained injuries from which he
died Thursday.
The hoard Of directors OF the territorial pen.
i~tentiary at Sioux Falls have let a contract TO
the Edison Electric Light company for &, 500
TO put I'm an incandescent light plant for that
institution.
Eli Spotted Bear. a full -bloeded Sioux
Indian, has been drawn as a juror for the
next tern OF the Hughes county district court.
II is said he cannot understand or speak the
English language. The Judge will probably
excuse him.
The jury In the case Of the First National
Bank Of Sioux City VS.. V. Z. Prentice, on trial
at Pierre, brought In a verdict of 81 for Prem
tice. The bank sued on two s700 notes. On
the ground OF usury the jury returned in
favor of tht defendant.
{. Il. Wisner has sold the Standing Rock
farm, 1000 acres, to A. H.. Laughlin for ST.
$50. Considerable real estate |. changing
hands 10 Ransom county. The lands held bv
spectators are rapidly passing into the hand
of settlers who will engage in active farming
and stock raising,
An attorney named s. M. Christianson. Of
Ipswich, was arrested last week and taken to
Hoskins for trial on the charge OF grand la
ceny, alleged while acting as attorney for
Yanktcn party, for closing a chattel nor,
gage or some cattle. The arrest was made
on the grounds of seisure of cattle.
1t is said the Farmers Shipping association
OF De Smet has made 125 per cent on their
investment in nine months. A dividend Of
so per cent was declared Thursday; also a re.
bate Of ? cents per bushel on all grain bought
Of stockholders. The warehouse will be en-
larged before fall and business done on a
larger scale next year.
The preliminary hearing of DR.. Elliott, who
Was before a justice Of the peace In Columbia
charged with manslaughter, was corcluded
Friday and the prisoner discharged. Shortly
sfterward Elliott heard another doctor re-
mark that he should have been held, which
so enraged him that he vas about 70 apnihil-
a.e his neighbor when an officer interfered
and asan took him before the justice, who
fined the doctor s. and costs.
Thu Rtack HILL Dinpaa~ s.vs th.& A.,
rounder element at the Uncle Sam mining
camp ''flled up with barbed wire" the other
night and proceeded to run things. One gen.
tleman from Deadwood had six fights during
the night to retain possession Of his bed at
one OF the hotels. He kept the bed, but after
the sixth fight he was so thoroughly awakened
that 1t took him som time to compose him
self to sleep, and his rest was much broken.
Aberdeen lately voted about $4,000 bonds
for grounds and the erection of a city hall, 70
be used as a court house In case the county
seat was located there. The city council
located the site on the north side Of the Mil
yankee railroad tracks, but on account OF
the location hot being central-nine-tenths
Of the taxable property being south OF these
tracks-Mayor Mills vetoed the action. At
a special meeting last week the council carried
the pioject over the mayors veto. South
side business men have got out an Injunction
restraining the issue and sale of bonds and
viii fight the matter.
During a slight thunder storm Of Saturday
afternoon Johnnie, a step.son Of Ole Larson,
was killed by lightning. The little fellow
was hcrding cattle for a farmer about two
miles south OF Hon. Ronald McDonnell's
farm. His herd Of cattle coming home il the
night and The boy not returning, search was
made In the morning and he was found where
he had been guarding his herd, sit,ilg on The
ground with his back against the post Of q
wire feI c.. The electric current had probably
followed the wire to the post by which he
had sought shelter. a dark spot Oh his tenn
pie was The only mark left as tie effects Of
the fatal stroke.
A Bowdle telegram says: Deputy Sheriff
Cowley and Detective Broderyick of Milwau-
kee came in from Emmons county this after
noon, bringing Frederick Semi, who broke
open a car here on April "A and stole a guam
tity Of merchandise. They found all the
goods stolen at that time, besides goods
stolen from Ipswich last July. Semf's father
escaped the officers, and now is In the hills
well armed, and ready to make a strong fight
before arrest. This arrest breaks up a gang
that has done systematic thieving for the last
three years. Semi made another attempt to
steal goods Sunday night, and was scared
away. Officers started in pursuit Wednesday, |
and found the goods In his house, where a
general store was run.
The organization Of the Rapid City, Wyom-
ing and Western railroad company has been
completed. The directors are, Eugene B.
Chapman, of Rapid City; John C. Green, OF |
Omaha; John II. Chapman, OF Hannibal,
Mo-: Andrew j. Simmons, Adelbert Whsle
and John H. King, OF Rapid City. The cap.
ital stock OF the company is 81 900 ,COa, all of
which is paid up, thus guaranteeing the con-
Of the line SO far as is now project
ed. The articles Of incorporation designate
the route of the company's lines as westward
from Rapid City to the Wyoming lie, with
extensions In Crook county, in Wyom-
ing, as may be deemed necessary. There are
also to be north and south lines run through
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